Post-Delhi Gangrape: All Delhi police stations to have 9 women officers

Each police station in Delhi will have two woman sub-inspectors and seven woman constables as part of enhanced policing measures in the Capital New Delhi, Jan 3, 2013 [IANS] --- Each police station in Delhi will have two woman sub-inspectors and seven woman constables as part of enhanced policing measures in the backdrop of brutal gang rape of a girl in the capital. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde told reporters Thursday that he had signed the file for appointing two woman sub-inspectors and seven woman constables in every police station in Delhi. Shinde had announced earlier that all police stations in the capital will have woman police officials. The step was announced in the wake of public outrage over the gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl in the capital Dec 16. The girl died in a hospital in Singapore last week.  Delhi has 166 police stations. Officials said that a recruitment drive is likely to be undertaken for appointing more women personnel in police stations.  The government has appointed a committee to strengthen laws for proving speedier justice and enhanced punishment in cases of aggravated sexual assault. It has also appointed a Commission of Inquiry to look into the gruesome rape incident.

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Assam: Congress leader rapes a woman in Bodoland

Guwahati, Jan 3, 2013 [ANI] --- Assam Congress leader Bikram Singh Brahma has been arrested by police in the state's Chirang District for allegedly attempting to rape a woman. Brahma, who is the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts' (BTAD's) Congress Co-ordination Committee President, reportedly tried to rape the woman in Salbari in Chirang around 2 a.m. this morning. The woman is a mother of two children. She raised an alarm on being assaulted. Angry villagers cornered Brahma and handed him over to the police after a thrashing. The woman's husband filed a case against Brahma, who has denied being involved in the incident. Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said the law would take its own course in the matter, and no guilty person would be spared.

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PM’s address at the Indian Science Congress

PM's address at the Indian Science Congress "As General President of the Indian Science Congress Association, it is my great honour to welcome our Chief Guest, the Hon'ble President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee. Our President is a distinguished statesman. His wisdom, knowledge and vast experience of public life are great national assets. I also welcome the galaxy of luminaries, practitioners, policymakers and worshippers of science who have come together today to celebrate the centenary of the Indian Science Congress. By selecting Kolkata as the venue of this historic occasion, the Congress is celebrating its 100th Anniversary at the original home of the Association. Modern Indian science was largely nurtured here in the soil of Bengal. Kolkata's credentials in science are burnished not only by the impressive list of institutions it hosts today, but by the inquisitiveness, creativity and liberalism that have defined its residents for many generations. I thank the Government of West Bengal, particularly the Governor, Shri Narayanan, the Chief Minister, Kumari Mamata Banerjee, and the people of Kolkata for their unstinting support to the Science Congress. I would also like to take this opportunity to felicitate the Executive Committee and Members of the Council of the Indian Science Congress Association for their work during the year and for achieving many of the initiatives I had outlined in my inception address in this very city seven months ago. On the centenary of the Association, let us pause for a minute to recall the foresight and determination of its founding fathers – Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee, Professor J. L. Simonsen and Professor P.S. MacMahon. We also salute the genius and dedication of other stalwarts like Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, Sir RN Mookerjee, Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose, Sir M Visvesvaraya, Sir CV Raman, Sir SN Bose and Professor Meghnad Saha, who made this great institution a vehicle for the spread of knowledge and progress for the Indian nation. Let their commitment and social consciousness be the guiding spirit of today's scientists. The theme of this Congress, `Science for Shaping the Future of India`, reflects the dream of every generation of Indian scientists. Faster growth over the next few decades, more sustainable development based on food and energy security, and socio-economic inclusion made possible by rapid growth of basic social services, such as education and health, are all crucial for defining India's future. Science, technology and innovation all have an important role to play in achieving these objectives. Science and technology development have been central to the phenomenal material advancement and efficiency in the use of resources seen in the last hundred years. The pace of change has only accelerated in the last few decades, as globalization and new technology have enhanced people's access to knowledge and their ability to leverage it through collaboration. India has benefited from this epochal transformation by embracing these trends. Since technological changes typically emanate from established structures, they may at times re-inforce them and inhibit the advancement of equity and equality. As India seeks a sustained growth of its national income, we must endeavour to harness the tools of science to cater to the needs of the underprivileged and to bridge the gap between the haves and the have-nots. Nearly 65 percent of our people live in rural areas. The increase in their living standards depends greatly on the growth of agricultural production and productivity. The Twelfth Five Year Plan assumes that a sustained growth of our agriculture at the rate of 4 percent per annum is essential for the achievement of food security for our country. This growth is constrained by shortages of water and also of land. We need new breakthroughs in water-saving technologies of cultivation, enhancement of land productivity and development of climate-resilient varieties. This transformation of agriculture must be the top priority concern of our public policies, including science and technology policies. In keeping with the theme of this Congress, the question naturally arises as to what we should do to build our future through science? I would like to share a few ideas. First, we must, as a society, enhance the spread of what Jawaharlal Nehru used to describe as the scientific temper. Our younger generations must adopt a science-based value-system in order to benefit from what science can offer and to make up for lost time. Complex issues, be they genetically modified food or nuclear energy or exploration of outer space, cannot be settled by faith, emotion and fear but by structured debate, analysis and enlightenment. A scientific approach and understanding of these issues are therefore as vital as our core scientific capabilities. For this, we must invest in popularizing science, not only in our schools and colleges – as we are doing through the INSPIRE programme – but also in our homes, workplaces and communities through all available communication methods, like the high-speed optical fibre National Knowledge Network. Eventually, science must help in establishing an inclusive society that seeks to solve major social problems through the application of science. Second, our scholarship and research must be informed by a keen awareness of our basic social and economic realities. Given the limited resources that we, as a nation, are able to devote to scientific research, it is imperative that we give priority to meeting those challenges which are fundamental to the transformation of our economy. I have already referred to the need to transform India's agriculture. But there are other equally valid concerns as well which require priority attention. The quest for energy security, sanitation, provision of safe drinking water, labour intensive manufactures and universal healthcare at affordable cost are other areas of high priority concern. Our effort should be to carve out a niche for India's leadership in some of these areas. Indian industry must play an active part in this process through in-house research centres and, more importantly, through enhanced academia-industry interaction. Third, a holistic organizational approach is essential. There was a time when science took a lonely road, driven by individual enterprise rather than collective effort. This is sub-optimal in the innovation and knowledge-intensive world that is empowering the growth process today. We need cross-fertilization of disciplines and synergy among stakeholders. Government-sponsored research must be supplemented by research in private labs. Academic and research systems must foster innovation and entrepreneurship and therefore link up with those interested in commercial development. In the last few years, we have taken some policy measures in this direction. We have encouraged sharing of and access to Government-owned data for research. We have also created new mechanisms like Innovation Complexes, Technology Business Incubator and Innovation Universities in an effort to bring about convergence of interests among the various players in science. Fourth, international collaboration is vital for increasingly resource-intensive modern science to progress. Economic liberalization and economic growth over the last several years have made it possible for our scientists to collaborate meaningfully and confidently in the international arena. Let me cite only two outstanding examples. There was significant Indian collaboration with the European Centre for Nuclear Research on the Large Hadron Collider, which led to the discovery of what is believed to be the elusive Higgs boson. The other example is our work with a select group of countries on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor. We must partner not only with established leaders in science and technology, but also with emerging innovation powerhouses, many of them in our region. We must also offer our expertise to our neighbours for collective prosperity and progress. Finally, the quality of our scientific institutions will depend upon the quality of the students we can attract into science, the freedom we give them in pursuing scientific research and the human resource policies we follow in selecting leaders. We must select only the best and we must expand our search to the many Indian scientists abroad who may wish to return to India at least for some years. The solution of even the simplest of problems related to humanity's pressing needs often requires first-rate fundamental research. During the last eight years, we have tried to fill this gap by expanding the infrastructure of our scientific research and innovation. We have established five new Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, eight new Indian Institutes of Technology, sixteen new Central Universities, ten new National Institutes of Technology, six new R&D institutions in the field of biotechnology and five institutions in other branches. It is my hope that all this will significantly raise the quality of scientific research in our country. Given that science-led innovation is the key to development, the National Innovation Council has also brought the domain of innovation to the foreground, helping translation of knowledge into usable solutions. The Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2013 released here today aspires to position India among the top five global scientific powers by the year 2020. It is an ambitious goal. It aims to produce and nurture talent in science, to stimulate research in our universities, to develop young leaders in the field of science, to reward performance, to create a policy environment for greater private sector participation in research and innovation and to forge international alliances and collaborations to meet the national agenda. The Twelfth Five Year Plan, which was approved by the NDC a few days ago, outlines a number of initiatives which will make this possible. An important step in this direction in the Eleventh Plan was the establishment of the National Science and Engineering Research Board as an autonomous funding body. As pointed out in the Twelfth Plan, this institution proposes to invest in researches of proven track record and establish about 200 to 250 centres based on a grant model with performance reward linkages. I would like to conclude by recalling Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore's immortal lines in which he prayed for a future India where, among other things, a "clear stream of reason" would prevail. I am confident that, in the next five days, this confluence of leading lights of science from home and abroad will throw up useful ideas on how science will shape the future of India. As the Indian Science Congress crosses another milestone, let us pledge to keep alive the passion of its architects for truth that is eternal and beautiful and their dream to lead India to greater heights of knowledge. Let me also take this occasion to wish all those gathered here a very Happy New Year."

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HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN? WANTED FOR RAPE & MURDER

New Delhi, Jan 2, 2013 [NDTV] --- When she was on her way home in Pune from the IT company where she worked, Nayana Pujari was raped and murdered, allegedly by four men.  She was traveling in a car owned by her company.  The driver and a security guard assigned to escort her home were arrested, along with two friends. Ms Pujari was 27 when she was killed in 2009.  Her husband, Abhijit, asked for a fast-tracked trial for his wife's case, but his petition was rejected by the Maharashtra Home department. In September 2011, when he was brought to the Sassoon Hospital for a medical check-up, the cab driver, Yogesh Raut, escaped. He didn't have to try hard. He said he wanted to use the toilet.  A policeman removed his handcuffs and he was allowed to wander away unsupervised.  The escape paralysed the case.  Mr Raut has still not been caught. Police sources say that in narco-analysis tests conducted on him, he allegedly referred to having raped another girl.   If you have seen Mr Raut (photo accompanies this article), please contact: Pune Police headquarters Contact number: 020-26122880

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Delhi's coldest day in 44 years, it's 9.8 degree Celsius!

New Delhi, Jan 2, 2013 [NDTV] --- Delhi has never been so bone-chillingly cold as it is today. At 9.8 degrees Celsius, the maximum temperature in the Capital is the lowest in 44 years. This is also 11 degrees below normal. The minimum temperature is 4.8 degrees. On Tuesday, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 15.2 degrees, five below normal, and a minimum of 4 degrees. New Year's Eve was equally chilly - maximum at 13.3 degrees and minimum at 5.5. Stoking the chill are the thick fog cover in the mornings, the depleted sunshine and icy winds. The caps, mufflers, gloves and long coats are out. Visibility on the main runways at the Indira Gandhi International Airport was around 50 metres. More than 30 flights were delayed. Seven flights were cancelled. A flight from Hong Kong was diverted to Mumbai.  Beyond the Capital, a severe cold wave continues to sweep northern India.  Large parts of Punjab and Haryana remained fogged out and gripped by the cold. The weather department said there would be no respite for the next two or three days. Narnaul in Haryana was the coldest in the plains of both the states - the minimum temperature was 2.4 degrees, three degrees below normal. Bhiwani and Hisar had a minimum temperature of 3.6 degrees and 4 degrees respectively. Ambala shivered at 5.5 degrees and Karnal at 5 degrees Celsius. In Chandigarh, the minimum was 4.2 degrees while it was 7.2 degrees in Amritsar. Churu was the coldest in Rajasthan with a minimum temperature of 1.6 degrees Celsius.

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Supreme Court freeds 3 gang rapists after they agreed to compensate victim

New Delhi, Feb 22 2011 [INDIAN EXPRESS] --- In an unusual order, the Supreme Court let off three gang rapists after they claimed a 'compromise formula' with the victim and agreed to pay her a fine of Rs 50,000 each for their offence. A bench of justices Markandeya Katju and Gyan Sudha Mishra reduced to three and half years the 10-year sentence awarded to three gang rapists who took the plea that both the convicts and the victim were now happily married to different people and "wanted to live peacefully." Under Section 376(G) of the IPC, the minimum sentence to the gang rapists is 10 years, which may extend even to life imprisonment. Though Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra was not initially inclined to compound (close the case by way of fine)the matter as it was not a compoundable offence, the apex court later relented and agreed to let them off provided the convicts paid Rs 50,000 each to the victim. The apex court ordered that " the amount shall be paid to the victim within three months", failing which the same shall be recovered under the Land Revenue Act from the trio and paid to the victim. In this case, the convicts Baldev Singh, Gurmail Singh and Hardeep Singh, all said to be agricultural farmers, had gangraped the victim in Punjab's Ludhiana district on March 5, 1997. The sessions court had awarded 10 years imprisonment to the convicts. The Punjab and Haryana High Court had dismissed the convicts' appeal, following which they appealed in the apex court.

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Vital changes needed in IPC to help women: Experts

Police officers and legal experts say there are fundamental problems in the Indian Penal Code that need urgent correction to make it women-friendly New Delhi, Jan 2, 2013 [IANS] --- Calling the Delhi gang-rape "the worst in the world", police officers are calling for urgent amendments in the archaic Indian Penal Code (IPC) to provide justice to women in distress. Even police officers who have over the decades seen countless bodies and battered humans are unable to control their emotions as they talk about the savagery committed Dec 16 on the victim who finally died Dec 29. "We have never seen a beastly crime like this," one officer told IANS. "Forget the details… I can tell you with authority that there has never been a rape like this anywhere in the world." This is a rare case when most police officers surprisingly are in agreement with what protesters are demanding on the streets: death for all six rapists. "What happened on Dec 16 was shocking," another officer added. "We too are human, we too have daughters, wives and mothers. It is impossible to tell anyone what this woman underwent in the (moving) bus." All the accused have been charged with murder since the 23-year-old woman who was brutally raped and tortured succumbed to multiple organ failure in a Singapore hospital after struggling for 13 days to live. The woman and her male friend boarded the bus in south Delhi's Munirka area Dec 16 night. The bus was plying illegally, and within moments the six males began assaulting her. Her friend was badly beaten. After 40 minutes of savagery, in which the attackers also used an iron rod, both victims were thrown out - naked, shivering and bleeding. Police say the crew tried to crush the gang-rape victim but failed. Police officers and legal experts say there are some fundamental problems related to the IPC that need urgent correction if the law has to become women-friendly. One IPC provision needing early change is section 354 which deals with "outraging the modesty of women". The punishment under this - two years in jail or fine or both - is the same irrespective of whether merely someone passes lewd remarks or tugs a woman's dress or actually makes a physical advance.  The nature of punishment gives vast discretion to judicial officers. This is also an easily bailable offence. Experts and officers say there should be three gradations in this section, with "simple harassment" inviting lesser punishment and the more serious assaults deserving harsher punishment. If punishment goes up, the cases will go to a sessions judge, and bail won't be easy. "Section 354 is what is used most extensively," one officer said. "Most complaints of women relate to this section. But as the accused get bail, women feel cheated and betrayed." Police officers say there should also be death penalty even for rapes in the "rarest of rare cases" - as defined by the Supreme Court for murder. "There may be rapes where the victims may be badly traumatized and barely be living," said the officer. "Such cases should call for death penalty." The current punishment for rape under Section 376 provides for punishment from seven years to life. Women's groups have been repeatedly calling for amendments in law, pointing out that some IPC sections, framed during a bygone era, do not correspond to present realities. The six Delhi rapists have been charged with, among other things, gang-rape as defined by IPC section 376(2)(G). Under this sub-section, each accused present during a gang-rape would be deemed to have assaulted the victim irrespective of whether he took part in the rape or not. "Even if one or two among the six accused in Delhi did not rape her, that makes no difference," he said. "As far as the law is concerned, they are all equally culpable."

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2013 New Year greetings from Admin

KUMTHAK CHIBAI !        

                Tutan hungpui ibiak Toupa Pasian min iphat a, Ama tung ah kipakthu gen in thupina teng teng ikhusak hi.  Kum 2012 pen siatna hoihna tuam tuam toh a pailiam ta a, khenkhat a ding in vangphatna kum ahikha ding a, akhente ading in dahna kum jong hikha ding hi, bangteng hileh abeisa ahita a bawltheih bangmah inei nonkei a, kumthak ahitawh kituak in ilungsim te thak sak in hunpaisa te manghilh in lunggel thak in ikipan thak ding uhi. 

Kumthak 2013 sung ah Khalvontawi te in isimlai, isepna lam chiat ah athak in panla in, kumlui sang a chitakjaw leh kuhkaljaw in panla ni chih ikideihsak uhi. Kumlui a ilungkimlouhna tuam tuam te, ilawhsapnate athak a ngaihsut in panla thak ni hang.  Lawhsapna ichih pen lawhchinna ding a kalbi khat ahi a, lawhsapna omlou in lawhchinna jong omtheilou jel hi. I lawhsapnate pen enthak in lawhchinna ding in siampha thei ding hihang. I lawhsapna te enthak a pan ilak thak chiang in lawhchinna pen ikotbiang ah hung dak ta ding hi. Lawhsap nate jiak in lungke kei ni, lawhchinna kalbi in jatsawm jaw ni. Tua hileh khantouhvai hijaw ding a eima mimal, innsung leh inam  ading in phattuamna leh khantouhna tuntu ihijaw ding uhi.

I hawmthawh tak uh Khalvontawi blog jong mite neih bang in thupi sakei mah lehang, aneu tuan kei hi. December 2012 in site piching in domain ki register ta a, tuaban ah sanggampa Bruce K. Thangkhal panlakna tawh niteng in thusuak tuam tuam ki update jiah jiah ta hi. Viewership jong domain piching ahih apat in pung tou jel ta hi. Hun hung paijel ding ah viewership tam ta ding ahihman in hosting jong atuam lak ngai ta ding a muh in om hi. Hinanleh, KV te’n eima neihsa ngaisang lou leh puah sawm lou a I om lai siah in khantouhna piching taktak om thei lou ding hi. KV sung a thute ah ingahdan te kum jel in, adiak in ‘KV Innsung kukupna’ ah ideihdan, ngaihdan te genkhejel lehang muntuam gamtuam a om ihihhang in ipankhawmna itaklang ding uhi. I ngaihdan te inam lamkaite kiang ah tunglou ding, kuamah in thulak lou ding chih nading bangmah a om kei hi, thuhoih-lahoih igen leh site Admin te’n nam lamkaite kiang tan jong tut touh kisawm gige ahi.

Tuaban ah, I deihthawh tak uh Thangkhal Bible (New Testament) jong ut hun hun leh utna mun peuh a ettheih/simtheih ding in net sung a kumkhat paita in kikoih tahi. Hih online a koih na ding a panla teng tung ah athak in kipakthu igen uhi. Simtheih chauh hilou in download theih in jong kikoih hi. Hih bang pen unau Paite leh Teddim te chihlouh eimi sung ah anei  omnai lou a theih ahi. Inam neu mah leh ipankhawm nate jiak uh hibang tan tung ihihlam manghilh kei ni, hih bang a phattuamna ineihte jangkhalou leh jatsawmlou a I om leh khantouhna daltu ihikha ding uhi. 

Kumthak in nang leh na innsung mite Lemna, Muanna, Damna, Hauhna, Lawhchinna leh ki itna hung tut ta hen.

KV damsawt hen !

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Seminar on Who are the Thangkhals on Jan 3-5, 2013 at Lamka

Lamka, Jan 1, 2013: Zou Literature Society (ZLS), Manipur saina nuai ah January 3-5, 2013 sung Zogal Hall Complex, Zoveng ah National Seminar on the Zou Language and History om ding hi.  Tuanah Dr. M. Lachinkhai in M.S "Thangkhal kichi koite e?"(Who are the Thangkhals?) chileh Pu Lianzalal in "History of Thangkhals" chih present ding uh chi'n UZO Delhi thusuah in taklang. Detail programe hibang ahi: DAY 1 SESSION 01 3-01-2013 10.00 AM-12.00 Chair: Rev. David Kamzadou Samte, Zo Christian Bible Church, Manipur Inaugural session: BEATING OF GONG followed by Invocation and opening prayer by Rev. M. Tuolzachin, Moderator Zou Presbyterian Church Synod. 10.00-10.10 AM Inaugural Welcome Address: Mr. Aloysius Nehkhojang, Secretary, Zou Literature Society Manipur 10.10-10.20 AM Keynote Address: Mr. Chinlunthang, General Secretary, United Zou Organisation Manipur 10.20-10.50 AM Rev. HANG DO LIEN "I NAM LEH I HAM" Presenter: Mr. Philip Thanglienmang 10.50-10.55 AM MISS. HATBOI "BELAMPU HOI" 10.55-11.30 AM MR. JOHN PAUNO " I HINA" Presenter: Mr. Aloysius Nehkhojang 11.30-12.00 MR. MANG DO THANG "I HINA KEPCHING" Presenter: Mr. James Khamchinsuon, Secretary, Textbook Committee, ZLS 12.00-12.30 PM REV. KAM KHEN DAL @ DALPU "ZO I hi uh hi" and Mr. Mungpi Suantak "Zo kici pen" Presenter: Mr. John Pumzamang Remarks and Conclusions; Dr. Lachinkhai M.S, Mr. S. Kamzadou, Mr. S. Lienzakap etc 12.30-12.40 PM Vote of Thanks: Lt.Col. T. Thongzadou, Treasurer, Zou Literature Society Manipur TEA BREAK DAY 1 SESSION 02 3-01-2013 1.00 -4.00 PM Chair: Mr. Aloysius Nehkhojang 1.30-2.00 PM Dr. M. Lachinkhai M.S "Thangkhal kichi koite e?" (Who are the Thangkhals?) 2.00-3.00 PM Mr. Philip Thanglienmang "Phonology and Phonetics" and "Theories of Zou Origin, Zou clans" 3.00-3.30 PM Mr. Khaiminthang: "Zo leh Zou Pumkhatna Diinga Ketot Thupi" 3.30-4.00 PM Rev. David Kamzadou Samte "Zou culture, folksongs and customs" 4.00 PM Vote of thanks: Mr. Chinlunthang DAY 2 SESSION 01 4-01-2013 Chair: Mr. Philip Thanglienmang 10.00 AM-10.05 Invocation and opening prayer by: Rt. Rev. Dr. Ginkhanmung Zou, Bishop of MELC, Manipur. 10.05-10.10 AM Inaugural Welcome Address: Pu Manglienthang President, UZO GHQ 10.10-10.20 AM WELCOME WITH ZOU TRADITIONAL DANCE 10.20-10.40 AM Chief Guest: Prof. A.K Mishra, Director, Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore 10.40-10.50 AM Keynote Address by Functional Chief Guest and Guest of Honour: Functional Chief Guest: Dr. GDP Sastry, Head of Endangered and Tribal languages, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore 10.50-11.00 AM Guest of Honour: Dr. R. Subbakrisna, Deputy Director, CIIL, Mysore, Head Bhasha, Mandakini (NER) 11.00-11:30 AM Mr. Chinlunthang "Zogal" and "Historical background of the Zou people" 11.30 AM Vote of Thanks: Mr. Aloysius Nehkhojang, Secretary, Zou Literature Society Manipur 11:40AM TEA BREAK DAY 2 SESSION 02 4-01-2013 1.00 -4.00 PM Chair: Mr. Chinlunthang 1.30-2.00 PM Mr. Philip Thanglienmang "Zo Tonology" 2.00-2.30 PM Releasing of Books and Awards distribution 2.30-3.00 PM Dr. David Vumlallian Zou " The Past of a Fringe Community: Ethno-history and Fluid Identity of the Zou in Manipur" Presenter: Mr. T. Zamlunmang Zou 3.00-3.30 PM Mr. M. Siehzathang: "Zo Script" 3.30-4.00 PM Vote of thanks: Mr. Aloysius Nehkhojang, Secretary, ZLS DAY 3 Session 01 5-01-2013 10.00 AM-12.00 Chair: Mr. T. C Tungnung, Chairman, Zou Textbook Committee, ZLS 10.00-10.10 AM Welcome Address: Mr. Aloysius Nehkhojang, Secretary, Zou Literature Society Manipur 10.10-10.20 AM Mr. Lienzalal "History of the Thangkhals" 10.20-10.40 AM Mr. Philip Thanglienmang "Pragmatic Functions of moods in verbal stem alternations" 10.40-11.00 AM Rev. Fr. Mark Thang Khan Ai Tawndan leh Ham "Custom and Language" TEA BREAK DAY 3 SESSION 02 5-01-2013 1.00 -4.00 PM Chair: Dr. Lachinkhai M.S 1.30-2.00 PM Rev. Hangminthang "Spelling Zahdan" 2.00-2.30 PM Mr. Khaiminthang "Towards Ethno-linguistic governance" 2.30-3.00 PM Mr. Aloysius Nehkhojang: "Zou Language and Literature- Past, Present and Future" 3.00-3.30 PM Valedictory session 3.30-4.00 PM Vote of thanks: Mr. James Khamchinsuon Note: Programmes are subject to last minute changes. Courtesy: UZO Delhi

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Teenage Girl Kidnapped in Haryana

Haryana, Dec 31, 2012 [THE OUTLOOK] --- A 17-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped after being lured by four persons when she was alone at home at Chhatar village in the district, police said today. A case of kidnapping has been registered against Kulvinder, Pardeep, Krishan and Sonu on complaint of the girl's father, police said. Police have conducted raids at several places in search of the alleged kidnappers and further investigation was on, they said.

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16-yr-old girl murdered by youth in Andhra, rape suspected

Hyderabad, Dec 31, 2012 (IANS) --- In yet another shocking incident, a 16-year-old girl was murdered by a youth in Andhra Pradesh's Ranga Reddy district. She was suspected to have been raped by the accused before killing her.

The girl, a student of Class 10, was found hanging from a tree Sunday evening in a farm in Dasarlapally village in Ranga Reddy district, about 100 km from here.

According to police, the girl, a student of a school at Kandukur, came to the village on a holiday and went to the field for some work. A few hours later, her body was found hanging from a mango tree.

A police officer said they found a 16-year-old youth in unconscious state nearby.

Police arrested U. Naresh, who allegedly attempted to rape the girl. When she resisted, he brutally assaulted her and hanged her from the tree.

The body was sent for autopsy. The police said they were investigating if the girl was raped before being killed.

The latest incident came even as four incidents of rapes and attempts to rape were reported from different parts of the state in last two days.

A police constable and a Village Administrative Officer (VAO) in Krishna district were booked on charges of raping women in two different incidents.

In another incident, a six-year-old girl was molested by a man in Prakasam district.

In the fourth incident, a police constable tried to kidnap a 16-year-old girl in Nalgonda district with an intention to rape her. Locals foiled the cop's attempt and handed him over to police.

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Girl gangraped 9 months back delivers baby, files complaint

Mumbai, Dec 31, 2012 (PTI) --- Police have launched an investigation after a teenaged girl, who recently delivered a baby, lodged a complaint that she was allegedly raped by three men nine months back in the neighbouring Thane district. 

Police today said an FIR was registered on Saturday after the victim complained to city's Bhoiwada police that she was allegedly raped by three persons in a car after being kidnapped by them nine months ago at Kansai in Ambarnath township of Thane district. 

On the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, the victim delivered a baby boy at KEM hospital in Parel, police added. 

The case has now been transferred to Vithalwadi police station in Thane as the crime allegedly took place in its jurisdiction. 

The alleged offence came to light after the victim was admitted to hospital for delivery on Saturday night and she could not provide the name of her husband to hospital authorities. 

The doctors advised her to register a complaint after she revealed that three persons had kidnapped her from near her home and raped her in a car nine months ago, police said. 

The accused were booked under relevant IPC sections including 376(2)(g) (gang rape), police said adding that further probe was on.

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Delhi Gangrape: Draft Chargesheet Ready

New Delhi, Dec 31, 2012 [CNN-IBN] --- The Delhi Police has finalised the draft chargesheet in the gangrape and murder case of a 23-year-old paramedical student in a moving bus in the national capital. According to sources, the Delhi Police is expected to cite 30 witnesses in connection with the case.

As of now, the draft chargesheet is being vetted by legal experts, and in the court, the police would ask for hanging of the accused under the rarest of rare category, said sources.

This comes two days after the Delhi Police said that they would file the chargesheet in the case by January 3, 2013. After the death of the braveheart, the police had said that all the accused in the case would be charged with murder. While one of the accused is a minor, the others are Ram Singh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma, Mukesh and Akshay Singh alias Thakur.

The five accused who are above the age of 18 years will be charged under Section 302 (murder) and could be given death penalty. Police have also sought the court's permission to get a bone marrow check to ascertain the age of the accused, who is claiming to be minor.

Two of the accused - Mukesh and Akshay Singh alias Thakur - have undergone the test identification parade while the others refused to do so. Both Mukesh and Akshay Singh alias Thakur were identified by the braveheart's male friend, a 28-year-old software engineer, who was with the girl when the horrific crime took place. Her friend was also brutally beaten up by the accused when he tried to defend and save her.

Meanwhile, Supreme Court lawyer Dayan Krishnan has been appointed as the special public prosecutor by the Delhi Police to conduct trial in the December 16 case. Following his appointment, Krishnan had said, "I had given my consent to conduct the trial."

Krishnan has been representing NIA, Delhi Police and other agencies at various judicial fora in many cases including the Nitish Katara murder case.

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Shame Continues: Brother-in-law rapes 13-yr-old girl, boy rapes classmate

Ahmedabad/Kurukshetra/New Delhi, Dec 31, 2012 [CNN-IBN]: Even as India stands outraged, demanding stringent anti-rape laws and more protection for women, and despite the nationwide rage and fury little seems to be changing on the ground and the call for change has failed to deter the rapists. In two recent and separate incidents, while an engineering student raped his classmate in Kurukshetra in Haryana, the brother-in-law of a 13-year-old girl and his friend gangraped her in Ahmedabad.

The engineering student in Kurukshetra in Haryana allegedly raped his classmate on December 28, but a complaint was registered only two days later. The accused, said to be the classmate of the rape survivor, has been arrested. According to the police, the girl was returning home when the accused kidnapped and allegedly raped her.

In a more shocking incident, the brother-in-law of a 13-year-old girl and his friend allegedly gangraped her over a period of four days in Ahmedabad. The 13-year old was left shattered by the incident and even attempted suicide by consuming poison, following which she was admitted to a hospital. Since then, the braveheart has been battling for her life.

The family of the braveheart has alleged that despite their filing an initial complaint with regard to the case, no action was taken by the police. However, after insistence, a case has now been registered by the police.

These incidents are more shocking given the fact that there has been nationwide outrage over the sad demise of the 23-year-old paramedical student, who was gangraped and assaulted in a moving bus in the national capital. Though the Delhi braveheart succumbed to her injuries after battling for over 12 days, she left behind a nation awakened and a nation demanding change.

The braveheart was cremated in Delhi on Sunday after her body was brought back from Singapore, where she was being treated at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital, on a special aircraft.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi were present at the airport to console the parents while Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Minister of State for Home RPN Singh were among those who attended the cremation. The body of the Delhi braveheart was laid to rest in the national capital amid heavy deployment of Delhi Police and RAF personnel and the media was not allowed at the site.

Meanwhile, prayers, candle-light vigils and rallies as part of spontaneous peaceful protests continued to be held in a somber atmosphere of grief in several cities on Sunday. However, five people were detained after the peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar was marred by violence on Sunday. A group of protestors clashed with the police on being denied permission to take out a march. The protests were confined to a single area, unlike last week when protests raged up throughout the capital.

The Rapid Action Force was called in to manage the crowd and the situation was quickly brought under control. The incident occurred even as a group of protesters sat on a one-day hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in the heart of capital while others shouted slogans holding placards in their hands. A group of protesters also painted slogans and graphics on sheets of paper spread on the road.

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Two arrested in gangrape case in Sikkim

Sexaul offences against Sikkimese women increases in 2012

Gangtok, Dec 31, 2012 [SIKKIM EXPRESS] ---Two youths involved in an alleged gang-rape case of a minor girl in an East district forest have been arrested and police are trying to nab the other two accused persons.

A search operation is going on to nab the two absconding persons, Man Bahadur Kami (26) and a 14-year-old teenager. A team headed by Pakyong SDPO searched the forest area of Busuk as the culprits may been hiding the forest, said Pakyong police station in-charge Mahendra Subba.

Purna Kami (19) and Nar Bahadur Kami (26) have been already arrested following the complaints made by the victim's family on Decemb er 28. The 14-year-old girl had on previous day gone to the nearby jungle to graze the goats when the alleged incident took place.

The victim, who did not return back home that night, was found hiding in a jbush next morning by some villagers who had gone to search for her.

The school going girl narrated her nightmare to her mother after which a complaint was lodged with Pakyong police.

Police informed that the victim was sent for medical examination at STNM hospital and report is expected by Monday. The victim is  presently at home with her parents.

Purna Kami has been sent to judicial custody at Rongyek Jail lwhile Nar Bahadur Kami is being questioned at the Pakyong police station. The two other accused persons, Man Bahadur Kami and the juvenile are still at large. A case of rape under section of 376 of IPC has been registered against the four persons.

The teenager works as a vehicle helper while the other three accused persons are casual labourers from Pacheykhani, Pakyong sub-division.

"The victim's family is a middle class family. The family head earns a livelihood by doing farming. It is a shameful act and the accused should be booked under stringent laws. The heinous act has defamed the name of our village", said a panchayat from the victim's village.

State Women Commission chairperson Subadhra Rai assured to provide all help to deliver justice to the victim. "We will meet the victim and family members on Monday. We will see what necessary help the commission can extend to the victim", she said condemning the incident.

According to police records, 28 complaints of rape were registered in different police stations of Sikkim this year till October. Sixteen rape cases had been registered in 2011 reflecting the increase in sexual assaults on women in the State.

Five cases of rape including the recent Pakyong gang-rape case in November and December take the total number of such alleged instances to for this year. Most of the accused persons are acquainted to the victims as neighbours or relatives. Shockingly, most of the rape victims are minors and of lower economic strata with the recent such case reported in November from West district where a 13-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl.

The same month, two school girls were allegedly raped by two youths in a moving vehicle along Pelling-Geyzing road in West district.

Even shocking is the bestiality shown by a 59-year-old villager of Melli who allegedly raped a deaf and dumb woman of 30 years in August this year.  

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4 boys gangraped minor girl in Sikkim

Gangtok, Dec 31, 2012 [Sikkim Express] --- At a time when the entire country is enraged with continuous sexual assaults on Indian women. 

The recent gang-rape and her subsequent death of paramedical student in New Delhi being the flashpoint, a case of similar heinous act on a minor has been reported from a Barlang village in East Sikkim.

As per the complaint to Pakyong police, the 14-yeard-old girl was allegedly raped by four men on December 27. The victim had gone to nearby forest with goats for grazing when the incident took place. She did not return back home that day.

Next morning, the victim was found hiding in a bush by some villagers. She later confided to her mother that she was sexually assaulted by four men in the forest.

POlice has registered a rape case under section 376 of IPC. So far two accused persons have been identified as Purna Kami (19) and a teenager. The other two accused remains unidentified.

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SHAME INDIA! DELHI Gangrape victim dies IN SINGAPORE

New Delhi, Dec 29, 2012 (IANS) --- A young woman who was brutally gang-raped and tortured in the Indian capital died in Singapore early Saturday. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said it was up to "us all to ensure that her death will not have been in vain". The victim, whose name has not been revealed, "passed away peacefully at 4.45 a.m. (2.15 IST)," with her distraught family and Indian diplomats by her side, Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital's Kelvin Loh said. The 23-year-old woman suffered multiple-organ failure after she was raped by six males, including a juvenile, in a moving bus in Delhi for around 40 minutes Dec 16 and dumped her by a roadside. Her male friend was also badly beaten up and thrown out of the bus. All six accused have been arrested and are in Delhi's Tihar Central Jail. Authorities in India shifted the woman, who had been on ventilator support since her rape, to Singapore Thursday in a last ditch attempt to save her life. "Despite all efforts by a team of eight specialists in Mount Elizabeth Hospital to keep her stable, her condition continued to deteriorate over these two days," Loh said. "She had suffered from severe organ failure following serious injuries to her body and brain. "She was courageous in fighting for her life for so long against the odds but the trauma to her body was too severe for her to overcome." B.D. Athani, medical superintendent of Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital, said the woman had been speaking to her mother and other family members earlier, giving the impression that she would somehow survive. But her condition deteriorated rapidly after a third operation, with a fatal infection spreading to her chest, lungs and intestine, he said. Expressing his deepest condolences, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said it was up to "us all to ensure that her death will not have been in vain" and India becomes "a demonstrably better and safer place for women to live in". He said he joined the nation "in conveying to her family and friends" his deepest condolences at this "terrible loss". "I want to tell them and the nation that while she may have lost her battle for life, it is up to us all to ensure that her death will not have been in vain. India's High Commissioner to Singapore, T.C.A. Raghavan, said the woman's family was "shattered". "It was very trying for the family. The girl of course was unconscious," he said. "I must say they (the family) bore the entire process with a great deal of fortitude and courage." He said her body would be flown to India Saturday afternoon. The prime minister said: "We have already seen the emotions and energies this incident has generated. These are perfectly understandable reactions from a young India and an India that genuinely desires change." It would be a true homage to her memory, he added, if these emotions and energies were channelized into a constructive course of action. "The need of the hour is a dispassionate debate and inquiry into the critical changes that are required in societal attitudes. "The government is examining, on priority basis, the penal provisions that exist for such crimes and measures to enhance the safety and security of women." The horrific gang-rape, in which the rapists used an iron rod to torture her, triggered angry demonstrations across india against growing sexual crimes against women. A policeman died in one such protest in Delhi. The Indian government vowed to fast track the trial of the accused.

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